The Veterans Administration is exempt from any spending cuts as part of a temporary budget deal Republicans and Democrats agreed to last summer. Under the Budget Control Act that President Barack Obama signed, $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts would go into effect, including nearly $500 billion for defense, unless a deal is reached before a Jan. 2 deadline.
Biden, in the most politically sharp portion of his 45-minute speech, urged Congress to work harder to find a solution in an election year when neither party seems to want to compromise.
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Biden Vows To Honor Medical Care Commitment To Veterans
By Laura Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 5, 2012